ugly

adjective

/ˈʌɡli/

(comparative uglier, superlative ugliest)

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unpleasant to look at synonym unattractive
- an ugly face
- an ugly building
- an ugly scar
- The witch was hideously ugly.
- Why do some of our government buildings look ugly?
Extra Examples
- Jane was a great beauty, but I was always considered to be the ugly sister.
- The room was full of heavy, ugly furniture.
- The screaming child in her arms was an ugly little thing.
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- look
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
See full entry
(of an event, a situation, etc.) unpleasant or dangerous; involving threats or violence
- an ugly incident/scene
- There were ugly scenes in the streets last night as rioting continued.
- A fight started and things got pretty ugly.
- the latest cinematic effort to lay bare the ugly truth about Hollywood
- the ugly realities of war
- Very quickly, the mood turned ugly.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- look
- sound
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
See full entry

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse uggligr ‘to be dreaded’, from ugga ‘to dread’.

单词	ugly
释义	ugly adjective /ˈʌɡli/ /ˈʌɡli/ (comparative uglier, superlative ugliest) jump to other results unpleasant to look at synonym unattractive an ugly face an ugly building an ugly scar The witch was hideously ugly. Why do some of our government buildings look ugly? Extra Examples Jane was a great beauty, but I was always considered to be the ugly sister. The room was full of heavy, ugly furniture. The screaming child in her arms was an ugly little thing. Topics Appearanceb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel look … adverb extremely fairly very … See full entry (of an event, a situation, etc.) unpleasant or dangerous; involving threats or violence an ugly incident/scene There were ugly scenes in the streets last night as rioting continued. A fight started and things got pretty ugly. the latest cinematic effort to lay bare the ugly truth about Hollywood the ugly realities of war Very quickly, the mood turned ugly. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be look sound … adverb extremely fairly very … See full entry Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse uggligr ‘to be dreaded’, from ugga ‘to dread’.
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